"Federal officials are hesitant to accept data collected from reefs off Alabama because the reefs are almost entirely artificial — objects sunk to create fish habitat. Some people debate whether the red snapper are actually reproducing on artificial reefs or if they are just attracted to artificial reefs, Anson said.
The ratio of red snapper to other fish is very high on artificial reefs.
“They're 95 percent of the fish on our reefs,” Anson said. “That's not what you would expect to find on a natural reef.”"
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